Australian court upholds laws against foreign interference ROD McGUIRK, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail Australia's Attorney-General Michaelia Cash speaks at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, April 8, 2021. Cash said Wednesday, May 12, 2021, that her government had never been more determined to keep Australians free and safe from foreign interference after Chinese-born political adviser John Shi Sheng Zhang lost his challenge in Australia's highest court against laws banning covert foreign interference in domestic politics. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)Mick Tsikas/AP CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A Chinese-born political adviser on Wednesday lost his challenge in Australia’s highest court against laws banning covert foreign interference in domestic politics.